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Plonczak, Irene; Brooks, Jacqueline Grennon; Wilson, Gloria Lodato; Elijah, Rosebud; Caliendo, Julia – Phi Delta Kappan, 2014
STEM Studio at Hofstra University is a clinical practice site that brings together public school pupils and preservice teachers in settings with three features that lead to enhanced learning of all participants: classroom structures using multidisciplinary STEM tasks as platforms for learning; design challenge templates for diverse student…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Innovation, Preservice Teachers, Interdisciplinary Approach
Desimone, Laura M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
The author compared NCLB-prompted standards-based reforms with earlier reforms and found that earlier manifestations of standards-based reforms may have been more productive and constructive. NCLB, with its emphasis on accountability through high-stakes testing, has produced many perverse results alongside documented achievement gains, the author…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Academic Standards